Garter and method of making same



2 9 I929- AUSTER ET AL 1,723,912

' GAMER 4m) METHOD OF MAKING sum Filed April 26, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 12o 19 a 51 I I 8 I 20 I] '1 x L1 i 18 2O 8 5 5 'gwue'ntozy,

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Patented Sept. 24, 1929 mama AUS'IER awn LOUIS AIIS'I'ER, or new YORK,1v. Y.

GABTER AND mnrnon QEMLKIIJQQW} I Application filed April 26,1929fi$trla1i1ta 858,841..

The present invention relates to garters for personal Wear, and in 'amethod of producing the same; and consists in the order and arrangementof steps ofprocedure in making and in the combinations and arrangementsof elements of the article hereinafter described and particularly setforth in the accompanying claims.

light fitting. The article treme simplicity in its construction anddesign that the same may be manufactured in groups or series to the endof low cost of production, so that they may be sold in multiple pairsfor interchan eable use and the advantages of which will e obvious.

The invention is shown by Way of illusis one of such ex- The varioustypes of garters now in use tration in the accompanying drawings, areobjectionable in that they usually cause wherein: H '60 undue tension onthe muscles of the leg, ab- Figure 1 is an elevational view: of the,sorb moisture, and this in turn creates a high garter. I degree offriction resulting in perspiration or Fig. 2 a perspective view showingthe other body odors; also the tension on the same in use.

leg further produces heating and discomfort to the person. As aconsequence of these dis advantages, the garters in turn soon rot,become stretched beyond their elastic limit, and consequently must bediscarded. All of this naturally results in more or less extravaganceinasmuch as one must necessarily be required to frequently purchase newgarters to be free from these objections and be reasonably comfortable.

To obviate these many and serious faults, the present invention proposesto provide a garter of all one material-preferably rubher-made in asingle piece, and entirely without a stitch or scam in its structureyandso designed as to provide for ventilation to those parts of the'leg inimmediate contact with the garter material. It is further proposed tohave the garter of minimum lightness, absolutely water-proof, and moreparticularly adapted to be readily washable, all to the end that one mayreadily have at hand a clean and sanitary pair of garters as with otherarticles for personal Wear.

Another objection in the present used garters is thatthey absorbmoisture which soils or stains the fabric. This in turn causes them tohave variable degrees of elasticity and therefore requires constantre-adjustment on the leg to avoid falling of the garter with its obviousunsightly results.

The invention further contemplates making a garter which will be inevery Way comfortable while worn and absolutely free from excessivebinding against the leg, but on the other hand, is characterized inbeing cool and Fig. 3 an enlarged detail View showing the sock attachingportion. Y a

Fig. 4 a transverse sectional view taken on t e line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 a longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 illustrates the manner of manufactufiing the garters in series orgroup form, an

Fig. 7 is a part sectional view on the line 7---7 of Fig. 6.

Referring to the construction in further detail, the garter comprisestwo or more parallelstrips 8 of flexible material-preferably rubber,though it will be understood that other material, such as leather, maybe used if desired. The strip portions 8 have connecting pieces 9 formedof the'same material and all in the one piece in the process of making.It is to be here noted that the garter material is entirely withouta'stitch or seam for the purpose heretofore explained.

At its respective ends the garter body 8 has reduced portions 10 and 13,the reduced portion 10 of which has formed integrally therewith, and inthe process of making, a button or otherwise headed projection 11adapted to adjustably receive one of the apertures 12 of the stripengaging portion 13 after themanner shown in Fig. 2.

' Said reduced portion 10 has an angularly projecting and more thickenedor enlarged part 14 which in the wearing of the garter liessubstantially up-and-down or vertical, as indicated in Fig. 2, andimmediately adjacent its extreme end said p rti n 1% a me thereof takenbutton 15 adapted to receive engaging part 16 of the metal fastener'l'i'after the usual manner of devices of this character. The attachmentpiece17 is constructed of spring-like and non-rustable materialwhose'free looped ends 18 are designed to securely engage within theapertures or openings formed through the enlarged portion 19 as clearlyillustrated in Figs. 3 and 5. The enlarged portion 19 is substantiallyyramidal in transverse cross section where- )y to obtain strengthsufficient to withstand the pull of member 17, and as well to avoidprotruding sharp ed es.

That portion of tie garter strips 8 that contacts immediatey with theleg of the wearer, has reduced or rounded marginal edges 20 as shown inFig. 4. That is to say, these edges are designed with a so-called radiusto the end that otherwise sharp edges will leave no marks on the'leg,and the minimum surface only of the garter strip will contact with thebody when worn, said contacting surface will obviously increase ordecrease accordingly as the garter is tightened or loosened on the leg.

In the process of manufacture, it is proposed to lag; out or mold aplurality of the garter blan s after the manner illustrated in igs. 6and 7 In this way, the several garter blanks in groups of any suitablenumber are arranged as shown and the material connecting each adjacentpair of garters is scored or weakened along the line 21 to the end thatthe separate articles may be readily detached or separated when theentire series or sheet is taken from the mold. In the lay-out here shownit will be noted the angular portions 14 are equally and oppositelydisposed. This is merely to provide for those worn on the right leg andleft leg respectively.

In addition to producing the garters by the molding process hereindescribed, it is also proposed to produce the same by the process ofdie-cutting, that is to say, the garter in its substantially finishedform is cut from a strip or sheet of the thin material. The garter mayalso be made by suitably uniting, (e. g., vulcanizing) parallel stripsin their proper spaced relation.

It will be understood that the invention as herein disclosed is notlimited to the details of construction shown and described as these maybe varied without departing from the spirit of the invention as definedby the c aims.

.VVhat is claimed as new is:

1. As an article of manufacture a plurality of garters arranged in asheet, said sheet being provided with weakened lines to facilitat e thedetachment of the garters, each garter having a reduced end portionspaced apart from the end portion of the adjacent garter for adjustableatachment about the leg and I longitudinal axis of the element.

3. A garter sheet comprising a plurality of individual garter elementsconnected at their longitudinal edges, each garter element having aterminal tab extending obliquely to the longitudinal axis of theelement, some of said terminal-tabs extending to the right of thelongitudinal axis and others to the left of said longitudinal axis, saidsheet having means to facilitate separation of the garter elements fromthe sheet.

4. A plurality of pairs of garters connected together and formed from asingle sheet of material each pair of garters having a right and leftconnectin portion at one end of the sheet, said sheet being scoredbetween the garters to facilitate detachment and to define the sideedges thereof.

5. The method of making garters comprising producing a lurality ofgarter elements in one operation rom a single piece of elastic materialand providing weakened lines in the material between the garter elementsto permit them to be separately detached.

6. The method of making garters comprising forming a plurality ofgarter-elements in one operation in a single sheet of elastic materialand scoring the material between the garter elements to permit them tobe separatcly detached. v

7. The method of making garters comprising forming two groups ofarticles all integrally connected in one and the same operation from asingle piece of thin sheet rub her and providing weakened lines forfacilitating the detachment of each garter.

' 8. A ventilated leg encircling garter com prising a pair of narrowspaced leg encircling strapsconnected by integrally formed crossstraps,the ends of said spaced parallel leg encircling straps being convergedat eaclrend of the garter into a single strap of a width less than thewidth of the garter one of said reduced end portions being provided witha diagonal sock engaging terminus, said garter N

